Curriculum in Dental Hygiene

Fall - Semester 1 (Total 10 credits)
DH 231 Oral Anatomy and Tooth Morphology (2)
DH 231L Oral Anatomy and Tooth Morphology Laboratory (2)
DH 238 Basic Dental Hygiene I (WI) (2)
DH 238L Basic Dental Hygiene I Laboratory (1)
DH 239L Basic Dental Hygiene I (1)
DH 250 General and Oral Histology and Embryology (2)

Spring - Semester 2 (Total 13 credits)
DH 240 Basic Dental Hygiene II (2)
DH 240L Basic Dental Hygiene Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 241L Basic Dental Hygiene Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 242L Basic Dental Hygiene Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 251 General and Oral Histology and Embryology (1)
DH 281 Dental Radiography (2)
DH 281L Dental Radiography Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 366 General and Oral Pathology (2)
DH 389 Pain Control and Local Anesthesia in Dentistry (2)

Fall - Semester 3 (Total 13 credits)
DH 361 Health Education and Promotion (2)
DH 367 General and Oral Pathology (1)
DH 369 Dental Materials (1)
DH 369L Dental Materials Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 375 Clinical Dental Hygiene I (2)
DH 375L Clinical Dental Hygiene I Clinic (1)
DH 376L Clinical Dental Hygiene I Clinic (1)
DH 377L Clinical Dental Hygiene I Clinic (1)
DH 378L Clinical Dental Hygiene I Clinic (1)
DH 390 Periodontology 1 (WI) (2)

Spring - Semester 4 (Total 10 credits)
DH 370 Expanded Functions in Dental Hygiene (2)
DH 370L Expanded Functions Laboratory/Clinic (1)
DH 380 Clinical Dental Hygiene II (2)
DH 380L Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (WI) (1)
DH 381L Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (1)
DH 382L Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (1)
DH 391 Periodontology II (WI) 2

Fall - Semester 5 (Total 9 credits)
DH 473 Community Health (WI) 3
DH 475 Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene I (2)
DH 475L Advanced Dental Hygiene I Clinic A (1)
DH 476L Advanced Dental Hygiene I Clinic B (1)
DH 477L Advanced Dental Hygiene I Clinic C (1)
DH 478L Advanced Dental Hygiene I Clinic D (1)

Spring - Semester 6 (Total 6 credits)
DH 480 Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II 2
DH 480L Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (1)
DH 481L Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (1)
DH 482L Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (1)
DH 483L Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene II Clinic (1)

Optional
DH 499 - Directed Reading: Fieldwork or Research (WI)

*WI - Writing Intensive